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Violence
Some
A robbery and insurance fraud; some violence as the investigation develops
Language
Some
Some strong language
Sexual Content
Barely any
Mild content
Substance Use
Barely any
Mild content
Emotional Intensity
Some
The gap between the glamour of the art world and the criminal opportunity it creates; Kate's ability to move between social worlds that don't overlap in ways criminals expect
What this book is about
Kate Brannigan is hired by an insurance company to investigate a diamond heist from a gallery opening. The theft was too clean, too precisely timed — the insurer suspects an inside job. Val McDermid's fourth Kate Brannigan novel is her most heist-focused, and the art world setting gives it a texture different from the earlier books' property fraud and drug crime. Kate's investigation through the gallery world's blend of legitimate money and criminal opportunity is conducted with the series' characteristic efficiency.
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fourth Kate Brannigan novel by Val McDermid
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